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somtam2000

All researchers are instructed to work on an anonymous basis -- and that is what we base the statement on. Obviously some places spring to what is going on and ask the researcher who they're working for. Also, as we use researchers who live in the region and are frequent travellers themselves, it isn't unusual that they know some of the owners -- just as I do -- I'd know dozens of guesthouse owners and many of them know what I do for a living.

What isn't supposed to be happening is the researcher showing up, announcing themselves at the front door and getting the run of the place -- if that is what the guesthouse owners are saying I'd like some more information please -- need not be the names of the guesthouses, but the names of the researchers and when the guesthouse owners reckon they passed through would give me something I could better comment on.

Lastly, while unlikely, in the past we've had problems where travellers were fronting up to guesthouses, saying they worked for us (they didn't) and asking for free rooms in return for a listing. We only found out about this when some of the places that had been scammed got in touch with us asking why they were yet to be listed on the site.

theCATALYST

Joined Travelfish16th December, 2009Location PhilippinesPosts: 18

So, anyone from your researchers can advise me of an ideal guesthouse there in Angkor Wat or Xavanakhet in Laos? I will be travelling alone by end of this month either of these two towns. How much and where? It will be a chance to know something about Grumpy's query.